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Chris Elsworthy, CTO, and Simon Baggott, CMO, received the Manufacturing Innovation award at the Robotics and Automation Awards ceremony in London last night (6th November). A prestigious panel of judges selected the CY1000 wiring automation robot as a technology that "exemplified the power of technology to transform businesses, improve efficiency and create new possibilities for [...]
We're excited to announce the delivery of our CY10W robotic wire harness manufacturing platform to the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry and the achievement of CE marking! CE marking is a major step forward for our gantry robot, designed with a large, rigid frame, and equipped with high-speed, high-accuracy motion components. Our team has [...]
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An interview with Chris Elsworthy, Q5D’s CTO. Q5D launched its first 5-axis CNC additive manufacturing robot cell, the CY1000 in 2023. Designed to automate the difficult task of adding electrical connections to increasingly complex products, the self-contained CY1000 robot eliminates the need for expensive, bulky, and heavy wiring harnesses. Freelance technical writer and journalist, [...]
Bristol, UK, 12 April 2024: Q5D Technology, a company specializing in hardware and software tools for automating wiring harness manufacture, announced today the successful closure of a $3 million investment round, led by Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture investment arm of Lockheed Martin Corporate, a global aerospace and defense company. Q5D has developed robotic tools [...]
Find Q5D at Booth 1356 Why Attend the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (EWPTE)? https://www.electricalwireshow.com/ Produced by WHMA/IPC, the ONLY trade association exclusively representing the cable and wire harness manufacturing industry including manufacturers, their suppliers and customers, EWPTE is where the industry comes together with more than 3,000 attendees and nearly [...]
Tesla's patent points at how they are thinking about some of the problems facing automakers generally. Tesla’s patent demonstrates their focus on simplifying the wiring harness, which helps with weight and cost reduction. However, on its own it may not be enough to address tone of the biggest questions facing the automotive industry today, which [...]
Bristol, 14th March 2024 – Q5D, a manufacturer of robots for wiring automation, has opened a customer Technical Assessment Centre (TAC) at its Portishead, Bristol, UK facility. The TAC is designed to help customers with feasibility studies, design for manufacturing, and prototyping as they transition from traditional wire harnesses to full automation. It has already attracted several major [...]
Bristol, 5th March 2024 – Q5D, a manufacturer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing, has secured £918,169 in grant funding for the company and its partners to further develop the software that drives the CY1000 wiring automation robot announced earlier this year. The grant is shared with its partners in the project, the Manufacturing Technology Centre, [...]
Electrification is a critical trend in the quest for a net zero economy. This process is accelerating, encompassing everything from transport to buildings, and industry. Wiring harnesses – the component enabling the transmission of power and data – are critical to this transition. Here Chris Elsworthy, Chief Technology Officer at Q5D, explains why automating the [...]
Bristol, 17th October 2023 – Q5D has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2023 IET Excellence and Innovation Awards in the ‘AI and Robotics’ category. These prestigious awards recognise ground-breaking innovations and best practices in engineering, science, and technology. This year, the social and environmental impact of the competing technologies was a core consideration for the judges. [...]
Q5D have been invited to join the UK trade visit to Singapore from 16-20 October. This is organised by InnovateUK North as part of their Global Innovation Programme. This visit includes 23 companies selected to represent the UK’s most innovative products and services for Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 / Automation. We will be on [...]
Bristol, 11th October, 2023 - Q5D will give the first public demonstration of its CY1000, 5-axis additive manufacturing robotic cell on stand Q162 at the Advanced Engineering Show at the NEC from November 1st to 2nd, 2023. The CY1000 automates the addition of electrical wiring and connectors to increasingly complex products. Through the additive manufacturing [...]
Bristol, 10th October 2023 – Q5D has developed a robot to automate the addition of wiring and printed electronics to products, eliminating the need for wire harnesses. The company’s work has now been recognised by Electronics Weekly’s Elektra Awards judges, where the company has been selected as a ‘Start-up of the Year’ finalist. The wiring in many [...]
The wiring harness industry is experiencing rapid change due to the technological advances of electrification, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Industry 4.0. Increased functionality means a higher demand for power and data connections in modern appliances, products, and vehicles. As a result, the wire harness market is growing rapidly. Transparency Market Research forecasts a [...]